Common use of Opinion Relating to REIT Qualification Clause in Contracts

Opinion Relating to REIT Qualification. W. P. Carey and Merger Sub shall have received an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Clifford Chance US LLP to the effect that, at all times since (i) with respect to CPA16, its taxable year ended December 31, 2009 through the Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to CPA16 Merger Sub, its taxable year ended December 31, 2011 through the Closing Date, CPA16 and CPA16 Merger Sub have been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. For purposes of such opinion, which shall be in a form customary for transactions of this nature, Clifford Chance US LLP may rely on customary assumptions and representations of CPA16 and CPA16 Merger Sub reasonably acceptable to W. P. Carey.